Jainism
Chastity is one of the five virtues in the fundamental ethical code of Jainism. For laypersons, the only appropriate avenue for sexuality is within marriage, and homosexuality is believed to lead to negative karma.Website: What Jains believe. Jain author Duli Chandra Jain wrote in 2004 that homosexuality and transvestism “stain one’s thoughts and feelings” because they involve sexual passion.Duli Chandra Jain, Answers To Some Frequently Asked Questions, in ‘Religious Ethics: A Sourcebook’, edited by Dr. Arthur B. Dobrin, published by Hindi Granth Karyalaya, Mumbai, 2004.